The Golden Age Chapter 914: Killing Heart

The heavy snow intermittently stopped from time to time, although it was not too big, it still fell intermittently for four or five days, giving the entire Black Mountain a silvery white.

Although Qian Laohan is an out-and-out Northeastern, he has been stalking for more than ten days and staying motionless in the bushes of thorns. He still feels a little numb all over his body.

Qian Laohan is just a small boss in Baimuzhai, who is in charge of more than a dozen people, but this time he was reused by the four masters. He was arranged to mark people at the intersection outside Huangtuzhai. According to the promise of the fourth master, if the task is completed, he will immediately You can get promoted.

The mountain is also strictly hierarchical, and the level of identity determines the amount of rations.

Qian Laohan has wives and children to support. Although the current monthly rations are more than the average bandit, the family is still stretched. If they can be promoted and the rations increase, the family will be much better off.

But he doesn't know when he will be able to complete the task.

These days, he has been guarding the road down the mountain. Two groups of people take turns to watch them day and night, but he never saw a ghost shadow coming down from the mountain.

It hadn’t snowed a few days ago. Although it was cold at night, it was still able to withstand it. But when the snow fell, the cold at night deepened into the bone marrow. Even with thick fur, it’s still difficult to block the cold, Qian Lao Han knew that this would go on, saying that there were a few frozen corpses in the thorn bushes that morning.

But he dared not leave.

Failed to complete the task, leave the post without authorization, the knife of the fourth master will not show any mercy.

Now I can only count on people coming down early on the mountain.

"Brother, it's too cold." It was already dark, and the sky was freezing cold. The three brothers who followed him in the thorn bushes seemed to be a little bit unable to hold on. One of them cautiously asked: "Would you like to pick up It’s good to light wood to make a fire, and to warm your body."

"I think you have a brain drain." Qian Laohan was favored by the fourth boss, because he was always meticulous in his work, and the things ordered above would be done well. He glared at the man and said with no anger: "We are staring at people here, together with the fire, you can see people as soon as they go down the mountain, and leave without turning around."

The man said with a bitter face: "We squatted here for more than ten days, and no one sees anyone. All of us will freeze to death here. I haven't seen a ghost in the past ten days. I guess today. No one will go down tonight."

"Speak less." The person next to him shrank into a ball and closed his eyes and said: "You don't know the temper of the fourth boss, you really have to go wrong. We will have our heads cut off by his own hands. You think To make a fire, it is better to ask the Bodhisattva for blessing so that we can catch people sooner."

"Brother, who do you think the four masters let us catch here?" The man who was about to make the fire sighed and asked softly: "Why stare at the intersection of Huangtu Village down the mountain?"

Qian Laohan grabbed a ball of snow, without saying anything, slammed it on the man's face, and cursed: "You can jump off the cliff by yourself, don't hurt our brother."

The man was so embarrassed that he closed his mouth and dared not say much.

"Don't make noise!" one person whispered: "Something is moving!"

Several people immediately held their breaths, and when they visited from the thorn bushes, they heard a "crunch" sound, which was the sound of stepping on the snow. Soon, they saw a figure coming down from the mountain, Qian Lao Han and several people. Suddenly excited, each took up the knife.

The voice looked right and left, but the speed of his feet was not slow. He was wearing a thick cotton coat and a leather cap. In the night, only dim figures were seen, but the appearance was not clear.

"Keep up!" Qian Laohan whispered: "Be careful, don't let him find out."

Several people catted to their waists, and saw the figure walking away, coming out of the bushes of thorns, and following far behind.

The man in front walked out seven or eight miles, but did not find anyone behind him. Qian Laohan turned his head and made a gesture. Several of his men understood that immediately two people separated from each other, outflanking both sides, Qian Laohan He continued to follow the other person for two or three miles, suddenly speeding up his pace.

His footsteps were very fast, and the sound of stepping on the snow naturally alarmed the man in front of him. The man looked back and saw someone following him with a knife in his hand, speeding up his pace. Qian Laohan didn't hesitate anymore and said in a deep voice: "Stop, don't run!" The man in front ran away and ran away less than two miles. The first figure on the left suddenly rushed out and threw the man to the ground. The man was strong. A strong body, one turned over, crushed the figure to the ground, punched it down, got up and started to run, Qian Laohan had already rushed to the vicinity at this moment, yelled, the man turned his head, before he had time to call, he was already caught by Qian. Lao Han slashed his neck with a stab and splashed blood. The man shook his body and fell to the ground.

"Brother, how did you kill him?" When the companion saw this, he was taken aback.

Qian Laohan put away the knife and sneered: "Could it be that you didn't see that he has a knife in his hand, and he is stubbornly resisting. If he doesn't kill him, he will kill us." I quickly took a letter in my hand, sealed the letter, and did not open it, saying: "You lift the corpse and take it home."

The three looked at each other and didn't dare to say anything.

The night is deep, and in Heishui Village, Zhou Hongji is holding his young body in his sleep, being rushed

Awakened by the knock on the door, he sat up suddenly, grabbed a big knife next to him, and asked sharply: "Who?"

"The master, the fourth master is in a hurry to see you!" A voice came from outside: "The fourth master said that he is in a hurry, please go and see the master quickly."

Zhou Hongji put down the knife, his face was a little ugly, but he got up and put on his clothes and went out. Someone was waiting outside the door. Seeing Zhou Hongji coming out, he whispered: "The fourth master is waiting in front!"

Zhou Hongji arrived in the front hall, Du Zitong was walking back and forth in the hall, a little impatient, but more excited, seeing Zhou Hongji, hurried to meet him, and excitedly said: "Big brother, caught it, caught it!"

Zhou Hongji was taken aback, but he immediately understood, raised his hand to signal Du Zitong not to speak, then looked around, beckoning Du Zitong to follow to the side hall, and then asked: "What's the situation?"

"Brother, look." Du Zitong handed a letter to Zhou Hongji and explained: "You asked me to send someone to ambush at the intersection of Huangtuzhai down the mountain. I have been staring at me for more than ten days, but I haven't Quiet. Tonight they suddenly found someone descending the mountain and immediately followed up and wanted to arrest, but the man saw someone chasing and held a knife to resist. My men had no choice but to slash him, and found a letter from him. I I don’t know how to read. Brother, look at what’s written in it. Is it evidence that Xuanyuanchong colluded with Qin Xiao?"

Zhou Hongji opened the envelope, leaned against the light, opened the letterhead, looked at it carefully, his face changed suddenly, and sneered: "Oh, Xuanyuanchong, you are really cruel, you want to kill us!" Sit down and handed the letterhead to Du Zitong. Du Zitong was a little embarrassed and said in a nonchalant manner: "Brother, I don't know how to read...1" But I saw that the letter turned out to be a picture, so I took it and took it in his hand and took a closer look. I couldn't help saying: "Big brother, why are there no words? Looking at it familiarly, what...what is this picture?"

"Map." Zhou Hongji glanced at Du Zitong, hating iron but not steel: "The map of Wuzhai in Heishan, don't you understand?"

Du Zitong also changed color in horror, and lost his voice: "He wants to give the map of Montenegro to the soldiers? This...!"

"The second master is really hardworking." Zhou Hongji took the letter from Du Zitong, leaned under the lamp, and looked at it carefully. His voice was sharp: "He clearly identifies the main points of the Black Mountain, let us Years of hard work has been on this map. If this map falls into the hands of officers and soldiers, we will be in disaster."

Du Zitong clenched his fists and said bitterly: "Brother, you guessed it, Xuanyuanchong is really the ghost." Sitting down on the chair beside him, Xuanyuanchong said, "Xuanyuanchong persuaded us that we won't be safe, no In other ways, it can only be combined with the officers and soldiers inside and outside. Qin Xiao has a map, and Xuanyuan Chong is on the mountain...!" He could not help but feel chills in his back.

"Fourth old man, are you sure that the one who sent the letter down the mountain from Huangtu Village?" Zhou Hongji looked cold.

Du Zitong said anxiously: "Big brother, do you think I will deceive you? My people rotate day and night, and stay at the place where Huangtuzhai must pass down the mountain. The messenger must come down from the mountain, and it is still secretly at night Down the mountain."

"Why didn't you stay alive?" Zhou Hongji said angrily: "The letter should have been captured alive."

Du Zitong said annoyedly: "I also told them to catch the letter alive, but the messenger drew his sword, and they could only kill him. For this reason, I gave them a severe meal. Brother, in my opinion, the messenger It doesn’t matter whether it’s dead or alive, what matters is that Xuanyuan Chong is really an inner ghost, and he has to cooperate with the officers and soldiers inside and outside to kill us all."

Zhou Hongji looked solemnly, staring into Du Zitong's eyes, his eyes deep, and he didn't speak for a while.

When Du Zitong saw this, he was a little dazed, and then he realized something, frowned and said, "Big brother, don't you think this is my forged evidence? I can swear to the sky, if it is my ghost, the sky will strike five thunders. Boom, after death, everything will be lost."

"Where did you think of going." Zhou Hongji said solemnly: "I was thinking, how to deal with Xuanyuanchong next."

Du Zitong said immediately: "Assemble soldiers and horses from all villages, kill them at Huangtu Village, and kill them all at once."

"Confused." Zhou Hongji said angrily: "Can you use your brain." After thinking for a while, he ordered: "Send someone to find the third child immediately, don't let others know, let the third child come secretly."

Du Zitong didn't talk nonsense and went to arrange immediately.

When Shen Xuangan came to Heishui Village, the sky was already bright. Zijin Village and Heishui Village are some distance away. Although there are shortcuts to walk through the mountains, it still takes a lot of time to go back and forth.

Zhou Hongji looked tired. Seeing Shen Xuangan coming over, she handed the letter over before Shen Xuangan could speak. After receiving it, Shen Xuangan took a closer look and said in surprise: "Brother, This is a topographic map of Montenegro, what's going on?"

"Fourth brother, tell your third brother clearly."

Du Zitong talked about the details at the moment, and Shen Xuan was surprised and said: "My eldest brother has been sending people to stare at Huangtu Village?"

"It's not that I can't believe in you." Zhou Hongji sighed: "I don't want Xuanyuanchong to be an inner ghost. Before the evidence is conclusive, the less people I know, the better. I haven't heard for more than ten days. Fortunately, I thought I was a judge

Error, but...! "

Shen Xuangan sat down slowly, frowning and said: "Brother, if Xuanyuanchong send someone to send this letter, the situation is already very serious. There is one thing I haven’t had time to tell you. I just got the news. The day before yesterday, another group of officers and soldiers came from the pass, and there were two to three thousand people. They were united with the Long Rui army. They should be reinforcements sent from inside the pass. I said before that the Long Rui army was stationed. The purpose of Yingsongyang Grassland is to come to us. They won a big victory, morale is high, and reinforcements from the pass arrived. They really want to attack us."

"It's no wonder Xuanyuanchong will send someone to send a topographic map of Montenegro at this time." Du Zitong suddenly realized, gritted his teeth and said: "Long Rui army reinforcements are here, and I definitely want to take the opportunity to kill us when we are defeated." Xiang Shen Xuangan said: "Brother, what do you think we should do?"

Shen Xuan felt very calm, and said: "Fourth brother, don't be anxious, just listen to the eldest brother's instructions."

Zhou Hongji was silent for a long time before he sighed: "Xuanyuanchong has always been willing to be recruited, but he has not found a chance for many years. This time Long Ruijun's exit, he must feel that the time has come, and this is what Qin Xiao Collusion. It's a sigh that we have been brotherhood for many years. He didn't care at all. He even betrayed us in order to be promoted and promoted." He looked at his two brothers, pondered a little, and finally said: "For many years of friendship, if you kill him, I really can't bear it."

"Brother, what can we do now?" Shen Xuan said with a wry smile: "He knows the defenses on the mountain very well, and even most of the fortifications are built by him. If he goes down the mountain alive, That is letting the tiger go back to the mountain. As long as he rushes to Qin Xiao's side, we are not opponents at all."

Du Zitong said annoyed: "Big brother, third brother, should we talk about brotherhood with him? He doesn't treat us as brothers, why should we treat him as brothers? Third brother is right, he is not dead , The dead are us."

Shen Xuangan looked at Zhou Hongji and asked, "Brother, can I be sure that Xuanyuanchong sent this letter to send it out? It's a very important matter and should not be neglected."

"The topographical map of Montenegro is extraordinary. I know so much about the deployment on the mountain. No one except us can know it." Zhou Hongji said: "The fourth brother is naturally brave to kill the enemy, but let him draw it like this. You can’t do a complicated topographic map for a year. If you can memorize the topography of the mountain and draw it on paper, I’m afraid only Xuanyuanchong can do it. The person who delivered the letter came down the mountain from Huangtu Village in the middle of the night. , The absence of a signature on the letter is a matter of course, but Xuanyuan Chong must have sent someone down the mountain."

"If this is the case, eldest brother can't be merciful." Shen Xuan said with a serious expression: "Since Huangtu Village has become rebellious, we are indifferent and will only wait for disaster."

Du Zitong said hurriedly: "The third brother is right. Xuanyuanchong sent someone down the mountain. If the person delivering the letter hasn't returned to his life, with his shrewdness, he might be aware that something is wrong. From Black Mountain to Longrui Barracks, one day That’s enough time. Even if the messenger rests there for a long time, he should be back the next night, so he must be suspicious if he hasn’t seen anyone go back the next night.” He glanced at Shen Xuangan and said softly. : "If Xuanyuanchong is alert, it won't be easy for us to do it again."

Zhou Hongji seems to be still hesitating.

"Big Brother, is there anything to worry about?" Shen Xuangan asked softly.

Zhou Hongji sighed: “I’m really worried, if you remove Xuanyuanchong, will you destroy your arms? My brothers, we really want to talk about the strategy, he is far above us, if he is loyal, and we Guarding Montenegro with one heart, even if the Long Rui Army and the Liaodong Army come together to attack, I have a bottom in my heart. Without him, I only worry about whether we can still defend Montenegro."

"If he is really at heart with us, he won't have the current problems." Shen Xuan said, "Because he is brave and brave, that's why he is a big trouble. , The consequences are unimaginable. Brother, now it’s time for you to die, you must not have the kindness of a woman!"

Du Zitong also nodded and said: "Yes, brother, you often say that when Duan Duan continues to suffer from the chaos, now is not the time to hesitate."

Zhou Hongji groaned slightly, and finally said: "My third brother, tomorrow you will go to Huangtu Village in person and tell Xuanyuanchong that we want to discuss how to increase defenses on the mountain, so I'll ask him to come and drink." What came to mind, said. "Yes, Yang Shixin, the second leader of Huangtu Village, is not a general. You ask him to bring Yang Shixin to discuss with him. You only said that the leaders of each village will discuss important matters in the Juyi Hall tomorrow night, and no one should be absent. Huangtu Village Without these two people, there will be no leader."

Shen Xuangan nodded and said: "Brother don't worry, I will invite you in person." After a pause, he said in a low voice, "Big Brother, there is one thing I don't know if I should talk about it!"

"Say it!"

"Big brother is going to do it tomorrow night, but...what about Yuan Bao?" Shen Xuan felt worried: "Yuan Bao has always respected Xuanyuan Chong, and personal relationships are also good. If Yuan Bao is on his side by then. ....!"

Zhou Hongji shook his head and said, "Don't worry about this. I raised the ingot with my own hands. I treat him like my own life. He also regards me as his father. He will never betray me because of Xuanyuan Chong." He got up and walked to the window. , Opened the window, and a biting cold wind came in. With his hands on his back, he looked at the courtyard outside in a daze.